Registered Nurse (Medical Oncology)

Asante

Medford, Oregon

Asante is a community hospital.

Posted Jul 18

Shift and hours: Nights36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Oncology · Hospital
License: RN licenseRN: Registered Nurse licensed by Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) required upon start
Term: Permanent

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License: RN: Registered Nurse licensed by Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) required upon start Check your license
Certification: BLS: Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certified through the American Heart Association (AHA) required upon start
Certification: Successful completion of ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS) within 2 years of completing ONS Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Course
Experience: Successful completion of an ONS Chemotherapy course is required within 2 years of hire date
Also asks: Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for part-time and above employees and their eligible dependents beginning within 30 days of hire.After hire · within 30 days Preferred Certifications: Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for part-time and above employees and their eligible dependents beginning within 30 days of hire.

Preferred

Certification: OCN: Oncology Certified Nurse Preferred Certifications: OCN: Oncology Certified Nurse
Certification: CHPN: Certified Hospice & Palliative RN Preferred Certifications: CHPN: Certified Hospice & Palliative RN
Certification: CMSRN: Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse Preferred Certifications: CMSRN: Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
Certification: HNC: Holistic Nursing Certified Preferred Certifications: HNC: Holistic Nursing Certified
Certification: MSN RN-BC: Medical Surgical Nurse RN Board Certified Preferred Certifications: MSN RN-BC: Medical Surgical Nurse RN Board Certified
Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
Experience: Previous palliative care and end of life experience, preferred
Also asks: We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your well-being and professional growth, including: Preferred Certifications: We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your well-being and professional growth, including:
Also asks: Competitive Pay: Hourly and salaried positions earn market-based compensation. Preferred Certifications: Competitive Pay: Hourly and salaried positions earn market-based compensation.
Also asks: Retirement Savings: Employer-sponsored retirement plan with company contribution and match. Preferred Certifications: Retirement Savings: Employer-sponsored retirement plan with company contribution and match.
Also asks: Paid Time Off: Generous ETO for part-time and above employees. Preferred Certifications: Paid Time Off: Generous ETO for part-time and above employees.
Also asks: Professional Development: Continue to enhance your education through our tuition reimbursement and tuition repayment program Preferred Certifications: Professional Development: Continue to enhance your education through our tuition reimbursement and tuition repayment program
Also asks: Additional Preferred Certifications: Additional

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What it pays

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Employer-sponsored retirement plan with company contribution and match
Generous Paid Time Off (ETO)
Tuition reimbursement and tuition repayment program
Life insurance

More benefits (7)

Disability coverage
Employee assistance programs
Relocation Assistance (for external candidates)
Health Insurance
401k/Retirement
PTO
Employee Assistance Program

The role and schedule

Union: Union position
Weekends: Weekends required

The workplace

Asante

Community Hospital

Asante is a community-founded, locally-governed healthcare system rooted in Southern Oregon, serving communities including Medford, Grants Pass, and Ashland. Founded by a group of philanthropists in the 1950s, Asante has been continuously governed by a local board of directors composed…

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Additional Position Details: Union position | FTE: 0.9 | Full Time | Variable Schedule Nights Salary Range: $53.99 - $77.79

Shift Differentials

$2.50 extra for working between 3:00pm - 11:00pm
$10.00 extra for working between 11:01pm and 7:00am
$2.50 extra for working weekends

External candidates may be eligible for Relocation Assistance!

Position Summary

Our 32-bed Medical Oncology Unit is looking for an RN that demonstrates evidenced-base care. Nurse to patient rations are: 1:4 - 1:5. Come work with a group of team-oriented nurses! Our mission statement provides us all with an environment that offers compassion, empathy, and courage.

As an RN in the Medical Oncology Unit you will have the opportunity to

Care for a variety of patients
Become a skilled chemotherapy nurse
Provide compassionate care to the palliative care and end of life populations

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred

Experience

Previous palliative care and end of life experience, preferred

Licensure/Certifications

RN: Registered Nurse licensed by Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) required upon start BLS: Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certified through the American Heart Association (AHA) required upon start Successful completion of an ONS Chemotherapy course is required within 2 years of hire date Successful completion of ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS) within 2 years of completing ONS Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Course

Preferred Certifications

OCN: Oncology Certified Nurse
CHPN: Certified Hospice & Palliative RN
CMSRN: Certified Medical Surgical Registered Nurse
HNC: Holistic Nursing Certified
MSN RN-BC: Medical Surgical Nurse RN Board Certified

Total Rewards

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your well-being and professional growth, including:

Competitive Pay: Hourly and salaried positions earn market-based compensation. Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for part-time and above employees and their eligible dependents beginning within 30 days of hire. Retirement Savings: Employer-sponsored retirement plan with company contribution and match. Paid Time Off: Generous ETO for part-time and above employees. Professional Development: Continue to enhance your education through our tuition reimbursement and tuition repayment program Additional

Benefits

Life insurance, disability coverage, and employee assistance programs.

What's around it?

In Medford, OR

Medford, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,376/mo
Household income: $73,230/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Medford, OR

NeighborhoodsEast Medford is the area most often named for professionals who want scenic views, stronger schools, and proximity to healthcare campuses—the practical base for nurses at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center or Providence Medford Medical Center. Old East Medford is the historic-character counterpart, with older homes and mature trees closer to downtown. Newer energy-efficient and family-layout construction shows up in Bella Vista Heights and in Twin Creeks in neighboring Central Point; the Bear Creek corridor and historic streets near downtown are more established, while eastern and northern edges hold newer subdivisions. Jacksonville, Ashland, and Talent are the usual nearby-town alternatives if Medford proper is not the fit.

East Medford is the area most often named for professionals who want scenic views, stronger schools, and proximity to healthcare campuses—the practical base for nurses at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center or Providence Medford Medical Center. Old East Medford is the historic-character counterpart, with older homes and mature trees closer to downtown.

Newer energy-efficient and family-layout construction shows up in Bella Vista Heights and in Twin Creeks in neighboring Central Point; the Bear Creek corridor and historic streets near downtown are more established, while eastern and northern edges hold newer subdivisions. Jacksonville, Ashland, and Talent are the usual nearby-town alternatives if Medford proper is not the fit.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: thepccompass.com Source 2: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 3: buyingsouthernoregon.com

Getting aroundDrives are short by West Coast standards: U.S. News lists an average commute of about 13.89 minutes, and local relocation material says hospital, schools, and Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport are typically within 15 minutes. The road skeleton is Interstate 5, Crater Lake Highway, and Highway 99, with a major commercial node at Target, In-N-Out, and Rogue Valley Mall. Sources describe a car-first city with light congestion versus Seattle, Portland, or the Bay Area; they do not detail hospital parking or a shift-work transit network.

Drives are short by West Coast standards: U.S. News lists an average commute of about 13.89 minutes, and local relocation material says hospital, schools, and Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport are typically within 15 minutes. The road skeleton is Interstate 5, Crater Lake Highway, and Highway 99, with a major commercial node at Target, In-N-Out, and Rogue Valley Mall.

Sources describe a car-first city with light congestion versus Seattle, Portland, or the Bay Area; they do not detail hospital parking or a shift-work transit network.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: thepccompass.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: cities.livinginoregon.net

OutdoorsBear Creek Greenway runs north-south through the city and is the in-town trail spine. Table Rocks and the Rogue River are the close-in signature landscapes; Crater Lake is the classic longer outing. The valley sits between the Siskiyou Mountains to the south and the Cascades to the east, so hiking, river time, and mountain access are the default weekend. Parks plus a Family Fun Center fill everyday recreation; dry summers are the high season for being outside.

Bear Creek Greenway runs north-south through the city and is the in-town trail spine. Table Rocks and the Rogue River are the close-in signature landscapes; Crater Lake is the classic longer outing.

The valley sits between the Siskiyou Mountains to the south and the Cascades to the east, so hiking, river time, and mountain access are the default weekend. Parks plus a Family Fun Center fill everyday recreation; dry summers are the high season for being outside.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 2: traveloregon.com Source 3: buyingsouthernoregon.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Living in Medford

Medford is Southern Oregon’s practical hub—the medical, retail, and airport city in a mountain-bowl Rogue Valley 27 miles north of California, with Ashland’s arts 16 miles south and Jacksonville’s wine country next door. Nurses typically work at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center or Providence Medford Medical Center and live in East Medford for views, schools, and a sub-15-minute hospital drive, or in historic Old East Medford, Bella Vista Heights, or Central Point’s Twin Creeks. Daily life is car-based along I-5, Crater Lake Highway, and Highway 99, with Rogue Valley Mall as the commercial center. Summers are hot and dry (July highs around 97°F, about 167 sunny days); winters stay cool rather than severe. Bear Creek Greenway, Table Rocks, and the Rogue River are the after-shift landscape; Crater Lake is the longer outing. Food leans artisan—Rogue Creamery, Lillie Belle Farms, Walkabout and Common Block, Tap & Vine. Locals will not sugarcoat meth and a large homeless population beside a laid-back, no-sales-tax small city. Median homes run about $414,000–$507,000; median rent is about $1,200.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: thepccompass.com Source 4: buyingsouthernoregon.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: traveloregon.com Source 7: travelmedford.org

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Medford, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.